Tecmo Bowl Throwback Impressions (PS3 and 360)

[steelersfan7]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheWatcher

Won three in a row, won the division, and finished 12-4.

Just started with Indy, just lost to Dallas, Emmitt ran wild. Lost 23-7. 5-1 now.
Previous season 15-1 with Pittsburgh, lost to Houston in divisional 17-14.

[hyacinth1]

finished up my first season and it was fun. But I'll probably never play this game again. It was a good game for what it is, but I have no passion to go thru 16 games plus playoffs.

One thing i did do is put madden back in and play in broadcast cam, which makes it look like tecmo. really started to enjoy madden again in that camera mode. give it a try. Just was hard using tecmo A/B button controls for madden

[TheWatcher]

Quote: Originally Posted by steelersfan7

Just started with Indy, just lost to Dallas, Emmitt ran wild. Lost 23-7. 5-1 now. Previous season 15-1 with Pittsburgh, lost to Houston in divisional 17-14.

Houston is too good in the playoffs. I barely escaped against them. In reality, the playoffs are just crazy difficult. The CPU completes passes against full double and triple coverage.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by hyacinth1

finished up my first season and it was fun. But I'll probably never play this game again. It was a good game for what it is, but I have no passion to go thru 16 games plus playoffs. One thing i did do is put madden back in and play in broadcast cam, which makes it look like tecmo. really started to enjoy madden again in that camera mode. give it a try. Just was hard using tecmo A/B button controls for madden

Never understood why another football game didn't use the Tecmo/Broadcast view. I really enjoy that view/perspective.

[Anavar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

Never understood why another football game didn't use the Tecmo/Broadcast view. I really enjoy that view/perspective.

Yes. If Madden could implement it the way Tecmo does, Madden football would be sexy.

[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by Valdarez

Never understood why another football game didn't use the Tecmo/Broadcast view. I really enjoy that view/perspective.

Wasn't it Madden waaaay back in the day that first did away with the side view?

I think everyone has copied it since.

And, wow, no patch - not even for the lag issues? Yep, no buying for me. That sealed it.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by KBLover

Wasn't it Madden waaaay back in the day that first did away with the side view? I think everyone has copied it since. And, wow, no patch - not even for the lag issues? Yep, no buying for me. That sealed it.

Yeah, no patch. I hope everyone tweets TecmoGames to let them know your thoughts on it.

Good question about the side view. What was the football game on 3D0? It wasn't Madden was it? That's the first 3D game of football I remember playing myself. Could be bad memory. My internal ROM chips are faulty.

[Valdarez]

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt Young

Tonight, I discovered that this game is exponentially better in 2D while under the influence of a certain leafy green substance that may or may not be legally available in your area. I have a feeling I'll be blazing through this competitive season.

I drink tea all the time. I'm pretty sure it's legally available in all of the continental states.

I've played the 2D game for years in there on my NES, but for some reason, I just can't stand it on the 360. I think the size of the television is the main culprit as it's a 65" in the living room versus the 27" in the bedroom where I've played Tecmo Super Bowl here and there. The 3D/360 graphics are superbly better on the living room television. Otherwise, I have 2 inch pixels, which are too blocky to enjoy.